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G. lfLANDRY AND G. S. KELLEY.

HAIR RETAINING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 8. I9I9.

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HAIR-BET Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed February s, 1919. Serial no. 275,732.

To all iohom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GERTRUDE 1. LAN- DRY andGEoRoE S. KELLEY, citizens of the United States,end-res idents of Pawtucket and Providence, respectively, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair-Retaining Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a hair-retaining device more particularly adapted for curling or crimping the hair, and has for its obj ect to provide such a hair holder or crimper which may also be used as a barrette when desired, the same being constructed oi a narrow strip of resilient material of con-- venient length folded upon itself so that its two opposing arms are adapted to grip, press and crimp the hair between them which is wound spirally around one of the arms, a removable uard being provided for locking the ends 0% said arms together.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the ap ended claim.

n the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1- is a top view of our improved hair retainer, showlng the. end guard in dotted lines swung 011' to one side.

Fig. 2- is an edge view showing the two arms of the retainer in their normal position when released.

Fig. .3 illustrates the two arms as folded together by hand pressure of the user with the guard ready to be swung back into position to lock the ends together. I

Fig. 4- is a erspective view showing the armed as locked together by the swlnglng uar g Fig. 5- is an enlarged section online 5-5013 Fi 4, showing the recess in the guard and t e corresponding rib on the arm for locking the guard in engaging position.

With reference to the drawmgs, our improved hair retainin device is constructed of a convenient lengt preferably of a thin strip of spring stock folded upon itself at its middle portion forming an open loop 10 with two resilient normally separated opposing arms 11 and 12. At the extremity 13 of arm 12 is pivotally mounted at 14 a ard member 15 bent into the form of a ood or book, the nose 16 of which being struck up or recessed as at 17 for the pur-* pose of receiving a corresponding rib or raised portion 18 formed on the opposite arm 11 to snap into and releasably retain the guard member in. engagement therewith by'tension of the inherent spring in the arms.

In operatin our improved hair-retaining device it is on y necessary to wind the'hair about the arm 11, then press arms 11 and 12 together by the thumb and finger and the guard member 15 around in line with the axis of these arms so that the recess 17 in the nose portion 16 of the guard is engaged by the rib 18' in the opposite arm to securely yet readily releasably retain these arms in closed position against any strain which may be applied thereto.

When it is desired to release these arms it is only necessary to rotate the guard 15 laterally or ofl to one side or out of line with the axis of these arms by which action both arms are released to spring to open or normal position, and when the arms are to be secured in closed or operative position their ends are pressed together and the hook or -We do not wish to be restricted to the hinging or pivoting of the locking member upon one of the arms as any means by which this locking member may be mounted on one arm to be moved relatively thereto into position to engage, cover and protect the other arm and lock them both together and out of position to release the same, will fall within the spirit and scope of this invention- We do not wish to be restricted to the .use of our improved device for curlinghair struction serves as a most convenient handle by which it may be operated.-

The foregoing description directed solely toward the construction illustrated,

looked as the guard which is of a loop conbut we desire it to be understood that we reservethe privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the-device is susceptible, the invention being defined and 6 limited only by the terms of the appended claim. We claim: A hair retainer comprising a relatively broad strip of resilient material folded upon 1 0 itself forming two opposing arms adapted .to engage each other with spring pressure,

said arms being relatively un ielding laterally, and a hood-shaped guar member pivoted to one arm adjacent its end and adapted to be swung over the end of the other arm to engage, inclose and protect this end and to lock both arms together against springing apart.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures.

GERTRUDE I. LANDRY. GEORGE S. KELLEY. 

